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Contact Information

Music Director: Sybil Augustine – musicdirector@wortfm.org (for music submissions, charts and tracking, promotional exchanges for music events and following up on volunteer applications or other requests. Please include specifics in your subject line, such as “Hiphop Music Submission” etc, )

Music Assistant: Aaron Scholz – musicass@wortfm.org (for record donations and sales, promos recording volunteers, etc.)

Music Calendars: Submit your events online here or send by email to calendar@wortfm.org

How do I get my music played on WORT?

We accept submissions in most genres and styles of music, focusing on noncommercial, out-of-the-mainstream, independent releases (check out our playlists and music charts for more information.) It may take up to a few weeks for us to review and process your submission so we appreciate your patience, and feel free to contact us to follow up. Please send your music, indicating any tracks with language that needs to be aired after 10 pm and including a one-sheet description and any biographical and tour information, to WORT Music Director, 118 S. Bedford St, Madison, WI 53703 and/or to musicdirector@wortfm.org.

We do accept digital files on .wav or mp3, but currently we still prefer CDs to digital submissions because it’s the quickest way to get it into the hands of our programmers and onto the airwaves, though we have a growing digital library. Digital submissions should be .wav or other lossless files, or high quality mp3s [128-320 kbps.]

You can follow up or “track” your submissions by email, or call 608-256-2001 on Wednesdays between 1-4 pm CST to ask if we received it, has it been reviewed, has it been added to our library, and what kind of airplay it’s getting—e.g. light, medium, heavy or charting. Thanks and we look forward to hearing your music!

WORT Music Playlists

What was that song I heard? Who was the artist, what is the album title, where can I get it? Where can I find the entire playlist for a show?

Click on the Playlists button to bring up a calendar where you can choose any date to find the playlists for that day. If you can’t find the right playlist or the song you’re looking for, your best bet is to call the station the next time that program’s on and ask the host yourself. If that’s not possible we may be able to help you, but please have as much information as possible at hand when you contact us, such as: approximate day and time the music was played, what type or genre of music it was, who hosted the show and any other information you remember about the selection and we’ll do our best to track it down.

Once you figure it out, there’s a “Buy It!” link next to each track in online playlists that leads you to a place where you can buy songs and albums, and by doing it that way a small portion of each purchase goes to support WORT.

Don’t Blame the Victims of Coronavirus

February 17, 2020 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that appears to have begun in the Hubei province of China, many countries have instituted travel bans to and from China in an attempt to contain the virus. As misinformation and rumor regarding the pandemic spreads, it runs the risk of stoking other ills, namely xenophobia and racism. […]

Valentine’s Day Special

February 15, 2020 by Mel & Floyd

This week on Mel & Floyd: Hope Returns to the White House [Sorry, Just the Person, Not The Concept]; Some Monkey News; How Millipedes “Do It”; Some Neanderthal News; A Prehistoric Bee; Snake Oil for the Corona Virus; Subscribe to the Mel & Floyd Podcast on itunes and Never Miss Another Episode [Unless the Power […]

Open Line: To Hope or Not to Hope in 2020

February 14, 2020 by A Public Affair

For today’s show, we opened up the phone lines to take calls from listeners and hear what’s on their minds. The result? A conversation about Trump and Israel, the impeachment hearings, the 2020 election, and finding hope—or not—in these turbulent political times.

The Thursday Eight O’Clock Buzz: Live from the Victory

February 13, 2020 by Chali Pittman

Tony Castaneda hosts the Thursday Eight O’Clock Buzz in front of a live audience at The Victory on February 13, 2020 in honor of World Radio Day. Backing band The Love Triangle Quartet provides musical support throughout. Jon Lica, Corporate Giving Manager at the Goodman Community Center kicks off the show to talk about what’s […]

Hmong and Lao Residents in Wisconsin Face Possible Deportation

February 13, 2020 by A Public Affair

Reports surfaced earlier this week that the Trump administration is seeking to deport thousands of Hmong and Lao U.S. residents to Laos. Today on the show, we discuss this news and the history of Hmong and Lao communities in Wisconsin with Kabzuag Vaj, co-founder and co-executive director of Freedom, Inc. Kabzuag Vaj was born in Laos […]

Valentine’s Day Special with Modern Love Editor Daniel Jones

February 12, 2020 by A Public Affair

Love is in the air! With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, Ali Muldrow spends the hour with Daniel Jones, editor of the New York Times‘ Modern Love column, who shares insights from his years of working with love stories of all kinds. Mentioned stories: “To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This” by Mandy Len […]

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